Hello. Happy Wednesday all! Did you see the BIG MOON a couple of nights ago? We couldn’t see even the glimmer of it where we are. The sky was SO cloudy that it hid that moon totally! Monday’s moon event was billed as the biggest and best moon in a series of three ‘Supermoons’ this year. The first was on October 16, the second was Monday, and the third is due on December 14. Afer that there isn’t going to be another till 2034.
↑ An aeroplane flies past the London Eye on Sunday. Credit: TOBY MELVILLE
The Moon rising beyond the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, Great Britain. Credit- Peter MacDiarmid
↑ A jet flies in front of the moon on its approach to Heathrow airport in west London Credit: ADRIAN DENNIS
Anyhoooo . . . enough mooning around, let’s get crafty…
About ten days ago (or so, – I’ve totally lost track of time) I made a card to send to a fabulous fellow blogger in a wee parcel I was sending to her, so couldn’t post about it here on the blog, until I knew for sure that she’d received it otherwise it would have spoilt the surprise! But I know it’s safely arrived and so can now share the card.
It was one of those lovely, enjoyable to make, quick to pull together cards that seemed to almost make itself. I knew I wanted to send a warm smile and visual hug – and as I was sat there trying to summon up what a smile and a hug would look like on a card – suddenly the Sunflowers I’d seen at the supermarket when I walked through the door a couple of days previously popped into my mind. They’d me smile instantly when I walked into the store and I even commented on them to Mr.Cobs. They kind of welcomed me in and made me feel all warm and snuggly … so what better ‘thing’ could I put on a warm, sunny Hello card from me, but Sunflowers!
For the centres of the sunflowers I used a lovely warm shade of brown, and on some of the petals I added Tonic Studios Nuvo crystal drops in two colours – a pretty lemon and a slightly more warm orange colour. I also added some pale green to the leaves, but to give the leaves a little ‘movement’ I sprinkled a little green Wow glitter so that it added shade and highlights in the right places as the card was moved.
I added two lots of three pearls – bottom left and top right, then some seeds in random places; along with some ‘leaves’ flying around the card, as if whipped up by a passing breeze, and finally the little envelope for which I made a folded tag for the envelope, on which I wrote a story about the meaning of the Sunflower. Then, once the sentiment of ‘hello’ was added, the card was finished and ready to go!
And that, as they say, is all there is!
Wishing you a truly wonderful Wednesday. Play safely. Be nice to each other, and … if you can … pray for the next person you see. (or push a wish out of your head/heart, into the world. Hoping for something good for that person).
Have a blessed day my friends ~
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